grogg wrote: Encouraged by Jesper's tutorials Im going for it as well on my T1 bass body project.Am trying the Jescar FW47104 EVO Gold fretwire mainly because I read a luthier raving about them on the web but also because they match the colour of the brass..

Yes, I agree the wear was limited and did think about redressing the frets or even turning it into a fretless as I have another fretted T1 bass (could still do that).

Am planning on this being a bit blingy, blame Steve for his Cadbury caramel comment. Gold coloured frets, brass where it normally is including the nut (was wood). Possibly go for Brass pup covers which if it works will be machined out of solid, neck plate and truss rod cover.

Heres the back, more gold, Ive taken the protective film off one of the tuners.

Next step is brass pup covers and truss rod cover. Might go with gold (nickel) coloured strings too but having just bought some tape wounds to help me setup the neck I might not until they need replacing.

Also need to get new jack socket (gold of course), will probaly replace all the electronics (hoho 2 pots and a cap).

Aw man, why didnt I think of that before starting to machine brass pup covers to replace the original black plastic ones. Theres plenty of scope for that to go wrong so this will be the fallback, ta Damian.

Its all playable now, had a bit of a mishap on the pups and ended up buying some DiMarzios (cutting off the covers and putting on the new brass babies). Havent got any pics of the complete thing yet but I can say these new pups are really hot.

Ok I cant resist, heres my pickup Faraday cage internals, the covers will form part of it and Im going to mount them on springs to make contact with the earth wires shown below.

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Pup covers, very expensive in terms of time (plus some vino for my mates mrs), materials were reclaimed.

The nut is from a Warwick bass bought from ebay. It doesnt have a cover but tight fitting screws so the height of each string can be adjusted. This appealed to me as I might refret the guit which will require different nut heights. Adjustable brass nuts can also be bought from http://www.thomann.de/gb/abm_6240_webster_nut_bass.htm

Ok so with sober eyes it still looks offset, I think its damian who needs a visit to said opticians because the trc is defo not central. Look at the nut, look at the g string slot, look at the e string slot, then look in the telephone directory under optician!